Introduction - Key Topics
• Modification in Concession Period in BoT (Toll)
Projects
• Effect of Variations in Traffic Growth (Cl. 29) -
Actual Traffic when Target Date falls in COVID
Period
• Force Majeure Event after COD - Extension of
Concession Period (CP)
Cl. 29 - Effect of Variations in Traffic
Growth (Pre-COVID)
• Old MCA: Traffic Sampling for 7 days within 15
days prior to Target Date.
• Average of 1 year prior, on Target Date, and 1
year later.
• New MCA (Toll): Avg Traffic of last 365 days
prior to Target Date.
• MCA (TOT) - Article 24: Monthly Toll Collection
using 7 days sampling from specified periods.
• Seasonal Correction Factor for Target Traffic
Cl. 29 - Effect of Variations in Traffic
Growth (COVID Period)
• COVID Impact: Began March 25, 2020.
• Affected FY 2020-21 and FY 2021-22.
• Challenge: Determine Actual Traffic if any year
of Target Date falls within COVID period.
Sample 1 Analysis - Godhra -
GJ/MP Border
• CP: 27 Years | AD: March 1, 2011 | SPCD: Aug
27, 2013 | Target Date: Oct 1, 2019
• Target Traffic: 26,839 PCU/day | Toll
Collection: Rs 161 Cr p.a.
• Traffic data: 2018-2023 from Sch M & N,
IHMCL, surveys.
• Interpolation for Oct 2018, 2019, 2020.
• PCU Factor: 3-Axle = 4.5 if in MAV category.
Sample 2 Analysis - Kundarpur -
Surathkal - Nantoor
• CP: 25 Years | AD: Sept 5, 2010 | SPCD: Mar 3,
2013 | Target Date: June 1, 2019
• Target Traffic: 24,270 PCU/day | Toll
Collection: Rs 110 Cr p.a.
• Traffic Analysis (PCU/day):
• Concessionaire: May-18: 24,708 | May-19:
25,952 | May-20: 10,867 → CP +4.52 Yrs
(18.1%)
• IE/PD/RO: May-18: 22,027 | May-19: 25,952 |
Force Majeure Event after COD –
Extension of Concession Period
• Toll Cl. 34.6.2 (b): CP extension = period
prevented from fee collection.
• Partial collection (<90% of ADF): proportional
extension.
• ADF = (Prev FY Realisable Fee / 365) + 5%.
• COVID Lockdown: March 25 – April 19, 2020.
• COVID impact: FY 2019-20 (7 days), FY 2020-
21, FY 2021-22.
Calculation of ADF for COVID
Impacted Period
• Using COVID-Free Period ADF for COVID-
affected years.
• Options:
• 1. FY 2019-20 ADF (excl. 7 days) + 5% annually
→ FY 2020-21, FY 2021-22.
• 2. FY 2022-23 ADF - 5% annually → FY 2021-
22, FY 2020-21.
• EC (598.22) Jan 12, 2024: Average of
increasing & decreasing ADFs.